Magnolia golfers aim for regionals

Boys, girls golfers head to regionals

Updated 1:19 pm, Tuesday, April 2, 2013

The boys and girls teams never have advance to the regional tournament together. The boys have never been, as far as fourth-year coach Jim Bob Jackson knows, and the girls haven't been in three years.

But Jackson says the time is right.

"We're excited about the opportunity to play in the (District 18-4A) championship, and about the opportunity of possibly getting two teams to the regional championship," Jackson said.

The 18-4A boys and girls tournaments are next week.

The boys play Monday and Tuesday at Pebble Creek in College Station and the girls go Wednesday and Thursday at Oakhurst Golf Club in Porter.

The girls team, which went to the Region III-4A tournament in 2009 and 2010 and placed second in the state in Class 4A behind district rival Montgomery in 2009, has been in the top five at most tournaments they've played this season. They were second at Horseshoe Bay early this spring.

"It's the most solid team I've had, talent-wise, from top to bottom since I've been at Magnolia, and this is really a good opportunity for them to do something that no other men's team at Magnolia High School has done."

The boys favorite is Huntsville, but Magnolia West and Montgomery are strong, too.

On the girls side, defending and perennial 4A state champ Montgomery leads the way, followed by Magnolia and Huntsville.

"It'll be a battle for whoever gets out on both the men and women's sides in 18-4A," Jackson said.